moral of the story. stealing is bad.

 Yea, that... or don't be a fucking psycho and kill your parents!

I know alot of children of ministers that are a little off center, but this is ridiculous.  Definitley a hard core gammer though.

the parents sinned and stole from the son.  god punished them.

this story is crazy.
Can't blame the video games.
Can't really blame Christianity. Wonder what other issues this kid had.

He's 16 so almost an adult. I don't like capital punishment, but I know it's needed at times.

Solid_Raiden said: In other news, the kid finally got to play his Halo 3 and thought it was mediocre....

 What!? Halo 3 is an immensely epic game!

I wonder if Jack Thompson is all over this.

I don't see how it's anyone's fault but the kid's.  I feel bad for the family, and hope they do get through this alright.  IMO, the father should not have kept a handgun within his reach.

Well, with this logic all that family deserved death, now only the son's life stands between Darwin's law and its fulfilment. So I must heartily agree with you. 

Edit: More seriously, if before I thought weapon possession should be permitted only after a thorough psychiatric examination, after reading about so many family shootings I'm more and more persuaded that a visit to the whole family would be advisable...